Table 2. Top three most influential Brazilian institutions in the national TB research network according to centrality measurements.*.
| 2005 to 2009 | 2010 to 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Institution | Value | Rank | Institution | Value | |
| Degree centrality | 1 | Fiocruz | 0.335 | 1 | Fiocruz | 0.369 |
| 2 | UFRJ | 0.292 | 2 | UFRJ | 0.249 | |
| 3 | USP | 0.235 | 3 | USP | 0.228 | |
| Betweeness centrality | 1 | Fiocruz | 0.239 | 1 | Fiocruz | 0.299 |
| 2 | USP | 0.235 | 2 | USP | 0.206 | |
| 3 | UFRJ | 0.210 | 3 | UFRJ | 0.164 | |
Fiocruz: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation; USP: University of São Paulo; UFRJ: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
*Analysis considered only the institutions included in the giant component